+ # xxx should do side effects from new_record to record
+ # not too sure how to do that
+ # not too big a deal with planetlab as the driver is authoritative, but...
+
+ # update native relations
+ if isinstance (record, RegSlice):
+ researcher_hrns = getattr(new_record,'researcher',None)
+ if researcher_hrns is not None: record.update_researchers (researcher_hrns)
+
+ elif isinstance (record, RegAuthority):
+ pi_hrns = getattr(new_record,'pi',None)
+ if pi_hrns is not None: record.update_pis (pi_hrns)
+
+ # update the PLC information that was specified with the record
+ if not self.driver.update (record.__dict__, new_record.__dict__, hrn, new_key):
+ logger.warning("driver.update failed")
+